Jen the Libertarian

There's a lot going on right now. No really. A lot. 

I talk more about the Khashoggi situation and the broader implications, the Cocaine Mitch restaurant video, the immigrant caravan, the mail bombs, and why I hope Beto loses 

Just in case you've not seen the McConnell video - http://www.tmz.com/2018/10/20/senator-mitch-mcconnell-confronted-restaurant-protesters/

The Most Important Election Ever is upon us and I wanted to give a bit of a morale boost to my third party peeps (even the non-Libertarian ones) and *gasp* my non voters. 

Remember, it's OK to vote third party. Or not at all. It's your choice.

I talk a bit (well actually a lot) about the upcoming midterms, the Warren DNA nonsense and the Khashoggi tragedy 

Link to Nancy's piece - https://reason.com/archives/2018/10/16/the-complex-childish-identity-politics-o

It is I, a married white woman who does not #believeallwomen or thinks that men are scum. I am a gender traitor. And damn proud of it.

OK in seriousness I talk about the insane NYT "White Women, Come Get Your People" opinion piece.

Link to said piece - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/opinion/lisa-murkowski-susan-collins-kavanaugh.html

Soave's Title IX piece I reference (read it!) - https://reason.com/blog/2018/10/09/uc-davis-title-ix-me-too-sex-hook-up

It's book review time again, this time I go in the way back machine to review Kindly Inquisitors by Jonathan Rauch.

You need this book. 

Amazon link - https://www.amazon.com/Kindly-Inquisitors-Attacks-Thought-Expanded/dp/022614593X?crid=2PL5LX287ANGU&keywords=kindly+inquisitors%2C+jonathan+rauch&qid=1539041608&sprefix=Kindly+%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1-fkmrnull&ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1

No. I couldn't let this piece slide past without comment. 

I do a deep dive on the GQ "How to Talk to the Women in Your Life Right Now" nonsense that dropped this past week. 

Link if you're so inclined to read along - https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-talk-to-the-women-in-your-life-right-now

I want to talk less about the minute by minute of the Kavanaugh situation and more about the damage this whole thing has done. I start picking through the wreckage to discuss the ways in which I think this has been so insanely damaging to everything everywhere. It's bad fam. 

This past week has been pure insanity. So I documented it, from last Thursday until late Friday, and of course my thoughts on it. Archive this so you can play it for your children and grandchildren. They won't believe you if you try to explain it to them.

ICYMI here's Lindsay Graham popping off during the Kavanaugh hearing - https://youtu.be/RTBxPPx62s4

Something different for you guys....I read books. Like a lot of books. so I thought maybe I'd share my thoughts on some of the books I read with you guys so that maybe you too will be interested in reading the books. Let me know what you think.

If you do want to read Bad Blood go here! - https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Blood-Secrets-Silicon-Startup/dp/152473165X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1537743475&sr=8-1 

You know I Have Thoughts on this. I break down the timeline, the aftermath, and the general gross disgusting depressing hellscape that has resulted from all of this.

Link to the Prager piece (my bad it was published on National Review first) - https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/brett-kavanaugh-accusations-should-be-ignored/

Link to the WaPo Ford piece - https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/california-professor-writer-of-confidential-brett-kavanaugh-letter-speaks-out-about-her-allegation-of-sexual-assault/2018/09/16/46982194-b846-11e8-94eb-3bd52dfe917b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8fa86f7c6d11